The Rock'n'Roll Swindle

Pirating of VCDs in Indonesia is running out of control. The recording industry is suffering big-time and the treasury is being robbed. Internationally, Indonesia may find itself subject to economic sanctions.

June 18, 2002

FRANKY Sahilatua looked upset. Dressed in a red-and-blue check shirt and jeans, the singer of the popular song Perahu Retak (Cracked Boat) growled angrily to himself. Now and again, he drew deeply on his cigarette. The fact is, Franky is thoroughly cheesed off with the pirating of music, whether on VCD, CD or cassette, a problem that is becoming ever more pronounced in Indonesia. "All this has driven artists to their wits' end," lame

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